Man, 50, is 2nd cold death in Cook County

A 50-year-old man, found Saturday on the 3100 block of West 26th street, is the first person to die from cold weather this season. (Posted on: November 26, 2013)

A 50-year-old man, found Saturday on the 3100 block of West 26th street, is the first person to die from cold weather this season. (Posted on: November 26, 2013)

Carlos SadoviTribune reporter

A 50-year-old man who died on Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood is the second person to succumb to cold temperatures in Cook County this season, officials said today.

Daniel Badillo, whose home address was not available, was found Saturday on the 3100 block of West 26th Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

After finding Badillo, he was taken to St. Anthony Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. Saturday, according to the office.

Officials Monday determined that Badillo's primary cause of death was hypothermia caused by cold exposure. A secondary cause of death was acute and chronic alcoholism, according to the office.

His death was ruled an accident. The first cold death occured on Oct. 24, when Beverly Weaver, 64, died from hypothermia and cold exposure. A secondary cause was heart disease.

Saturday's high temperature was about 18 degrees lower than normal for Nov. 23, according to Eric Lenning, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service,

The high temperature of 26 degrees was reached just after midnight and the low was about 21 degrees which was reached just before 4 p.m. at O'Hare International Airport.

In addition to the lower temperatures on Saturday, wind gusts reached about 30 miles per hour, said Lenning.

Monday's temperatures hit a high of 30 degrees at about 4 p.m., which is 13 degrees lower than normal. The low temperature of 22 degrees was hit at about midnight which was six degrees lower than normal.